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...May 15, 2013 ◆ Volume 87, Number 10 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 723 A 28-year-old woman presented with a pru- ritic rash at 32 weeks’ gestation. The rash, which first appeared 20 days earlier, started in the periumbilical area, then became wide- spread. The physical...

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...June 15, 2013 ◆ Volume 87, Number 12 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 877 A 32-year-old woman presented to the emer- gency department with headaches and fevers that had persisted for the previous six weeks. The headaches were generalized and associ- ated with nausea and...

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...July 1, 2013 ◆ Volume 88, Number 1 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 57 A four-year-old boy presented with a pruritic rash on his hands, forearms, and feet that developed one week earlier. He had nonspe- cific symptoms of an upper respiratory tract infection with rhinorrhea...

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...July 15, 2013 ◆ Volume 88, Number 2 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 135 A six-year-old boy had a pigmented lesion on the sole of his foot that appeared one month earlier. He had no chronic medical problems. Physical examination showed an asymp- tomatic brown lesion...

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...August 1, 2013 ◆ Volume 88, Number 3 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 199 An 88-year-old nursing home resident was admitted to the hospital with nausea, vomit- ing, diarrhea, and fever. At presentation she had type 2 diabetes mellitus, stroke, colovesi- cal fistula, atrial...

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...August 15, 2013 ◆ Volume 88, Number 4 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 261 A 66-year-old man presented with a soli- tary shiny red papule on his right lower leg (Figure 1) that had been present for two years. There was a slight increase in size, but it was otherwise...

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...September 15, 2013 ◆ Volume 88, Number 6 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 401 A 35-year-old man presented with a progres- sive, generalized skin rash that had persisted for one month. The rash was mildly pruritic and did not respond to topical corticoste- roids. He did not...

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...October 15, 2013 ◆ Volume 88, Number 8 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 533 A 55-year-old woman presented with acute onset of redness in her left eye (see accompa- nying figure), which she noted upon awaken- ing in the morning. She had no pain, ocular discharge,...

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...November 15, 2013 ◆ Volume 88, Number 10 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 707 A 62-year-old woman presented with a four- week history of edema in both of her upper extremities, as well as changes in skin pig- mentation. She had alopecia involving the frontal area of the...

...February 15, 2014 ◆ Volume 89, Number 4 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 283 A 26-year-old man presented with weakness on the right side of his face that occurred abruptly when he awoke that morning. He also had excess lacrimation in his right eye. About three days before...

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...March 15, 2014 ◆ Volume 89, Number 6 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 473 An 18-year-old man presented with a three- week history of a painful, nonpruritic, diffuse eruption involving the face. He had a history of atopic eczema and intermittent asthma flare-ups. There was...

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...April 15, 2014 ◆ Volume 89, Number 8 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 663 A 78-year-old man with a history of diabetes mellitus and hypertension presented with a four-month history of progressively worsen- ing, painless swelling at the base of his left thumbnail. The...

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...June 15, 2014 ◆ Volume 89, Number 12 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 973 A 14-month-old boy is brought to his physi- cian’s office because of a diaper rash. Three weeks earlier, he was seen in the emergency department for a beefy-red, plaquelike peri- neal rash with...

...Practice Based Research Network (PBRN) Stimulation Grant Application Application Instructions - www.aafpfoundation.org/Research A. Study Title B. Name of Applicant’s Practice Based Research Network (PBRN) and Nature of Association or Affiliation with that PBRN. C....

...Resident Research Grant Application Application Instructions - www.aafpfoundation.org/Research A. Study Title B. Name of Resident Investigator(s), Title, Department, AAFP Resident Membership ID Number(s), Address, Phone, and E-Mail for all members on the Research Team...

...marily by viruses or bacteria.4 GABHS phar- yngitis accounts for 15 to 30 percent of cases in children and 5 to 15 percent of cases in adults.5,6,9,10 Sore throat also may be caused by other conditions, such as gastroesophageal reflux, postnasal drip secondary to rhinitis, persistent...

Jun 16, 2015 - The AAFP recently joined nine other organizations in signing on to a letter of support for advance care planning legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate. The bill, dubbed the Care Planning Act, would provide for care-coordination services for Medicare beneficiaries experiencing ...

Dec 7, 2011 - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, and asthma combined account for 20 percent of visits to family physicians in this country. This prevalence of COPD in patients cared for most often by family physicians led the AAFP, in collaboration with the Association of Family Medicine...

Oct 27, 2014 - Patients want more than a diagnosis and treatment from their physicians, Pulitzer Prize winning author Anna Quindlen told Assembly-goers during her Oct. 23 presentation. They want to be seen, heard and respected, she said.

Dec 8, 2010 - At this time last year, more than 40 states were reporting widespread influenza activity during a flu season in which 12,000 Americans died from illness caused by the novel influenza A (H1N1) virus. As of Nov. 27 of this year, however, only one state -- Georgia -- was reporting regional...

Jan 22, 2014 - A burgeoning demand for a primary care physician workforce that can meet the needs of the United States has led to much introspection on what can be done to increase the number of primary care physicians in the United States. Meeting that demand will require changes in education, ...

Feb 15, 2001 - Advertisement Feb 15, 2001 Issue Letters to the Editor ‘Generally Safe’ NSAIDs? Am Fam Physician. 2001 Feb 15;63(4):637-638. to the editor: When will we ever learn? Physicians, patients and society have become so used to over-the-counter and prescription non-steroidal...

Oct 29, 2014 - Attendees at this year's AAFP Assembly got a first glimpse of a three-year communications campaign being launched by the AAFP and its seven family medicine sister organizations. Dubbed Health is Primary, the campaign will use advertising, news media outreach, online communications and ...

Jan 18, 2011 - The AAFP has called on CMS to ensure that the information provided on its new Physician Compare website, which was established according to provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is accurate and up-to-date.

Sep 27, 2013 - Family physicians are helping transform an uncooperative health care system into a patient-centered care delivery model that really works. But helping is not enough. It's time to start leading. That was the message delivered Sept 26 during the Panel Session: Real Answers at the AAFP ...

Mar 13, 2015 - The AAFP, along with a coalition of stakeholder organizations, released a consensus document on March 12 that highlights the challenges and red flags associated with prescribing and dispensing controlled substances.

Mar 21, 2014 - Advocates often say that when you want to get legislation passed, you need a unified group carrying a single message. That is the mantra AAFP leaders recently brought to Washington regarding Medicare physician payment.

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Oct 16, 2012 - The nation's physicians are disengaging from the practice of medicine by working fewer hours and seeing fewer patients. This silent exodus from the medical profession, driven by changes in the practice environment, has reduced patient access to physician services. That's one of the key ...

Apr 26, 2013 - Congress could alleviate the nation's growing shortage of primary care physicians by making a greater investment in primary care training programs and taking steps to ensure that more medical school and residency training takes place outside of hospitals and in the community. That was ...

Sep 16, 2011 - A full plate of resolutions faced the Reference Committee on Practice Enhancement when the Congress of Delegates and various reference committee hearings commenced Sept. 12 in Orlando, Fla. From perceived public and private payer shenanigans to member dissatisfaction with the ...

...July/August 2009 | www.aafp.org/fpm | FAMILY PRACTICE MANAGEMENT | 19 The economic stimulus package offers $19 billion in health IT incentives, but it also creates new penalties. Here’s what you need to know. The recent promise of $19 billion in federal aid for the adoption of...

...Advertisement Trusted medical advice from the American Academy of Family Physicians. “Do I Want to Quit?” Quiz How do you feel about quitting smoking? Put a check mark next to the statement below that best describes how you feel about quitting smoking: ____ I like to smoke, and...

...1 (PBL) Acute and Chronic Heart Failure Scott Kinkade, MD, MSPH, EdD ACTIVITY DISCLAIMER The material presented here is being made available by the American Academy of Family Physicians for educational purposes only. Please note that medical information is constantly changing;...

...1 (PBL) Adolescent Concussion and Return to Play Guidelines: The Headaches and Confusions of Concussions Deepak Patel, MD, FACSM, FAAFP ACTIVITY DISCLAIMER The material presented here is being made available by the American Academy of Family Physicians for educational...

...1 (PBL) Adolescent Depression Management and Bullying Mitigation: Interventions That Make A Difference Celia Neavel, MD, FAAFP Jane Gray, PhD Geordi Cortez-Neavel, BA ACTIVITY DISCLAIMER The material presented here is being made available by the American Academy of Family...

...1 (PBL) Arrhythmias and Dysrhythmias Brian Shahan, MD ACTIVITY DISCLAIMER The material presented here is being made available by the American Academy of Family Physicians for educational purposes only. Please note that medical information is constantly changing; the information...

...1 (PBL) Arrhythmias and Dysrhythmias: A Shocking Diagnosis Brian Shahan, MD ACTIVITY DISCLAIMER The material presented here is being made available by the American Academy of Family Physicians for educational purposes only. Please note that medical information is constantly...

...1 (PBL) Cardiomyopathies CPT Megan Mahowald, MD ACTIVITY DISCLAIMER The material presented here is being made available by the American Academy of Family Physicians for educational purposes only. Please note that medical information is constantly changing; the information...

...1 (PBL) Care of Diabetes Complications by Family Physicians Edward Shahady, MD, FAAFP ACTIVITY DISCLAIMER The material presented here is being made available by the American Academy of Family Physicians for educational purposes only. Please note that medical information is...